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The Men's high jump

High jump

The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....

 event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

2011 World Championships in Athletics

The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011....

 was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 30 and September 1.

It took a clean round up to 2.28 just to get into the final. In the final, seven competitors cleared 2.32, with only Jesse Williams

Jesse Williams (athlete)

Jesse Daniel Williams is an American high jumper and the current World Champion. He was ranked the #2 jumper in the world, outdoors, in 2010...

 and Trevor Barry

Trevor Barry

Trevor Barry is a male high jumper from the Bahamas. His personal best high jump is 2.32 metres, achieved in the final at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea on 1 September 2011....

 maintaining a clean record. At 2.35, Williams maintained that clean streak, clearing on his first attempt, which ultimately won the gold medal. Only Aleksey Dmitrik

Aleksey Dmitrik

Aleksey Dmitrik is a Russian high jumper. He won the silver medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships.He was born in Slantsy, Leningrad Oblast...

 was able to match that height, but it was on his second attempt as were all of his last three clearances in the competition.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Jesse Williams Jesse Williams (athlete) Jesse Daniel Williams is an American high jumper and the current World Champion. He was ranked the #2 jumper in the world, outdoors, in 2010... '	Aleksey Dmitrik Aleksey Dmitrik Aleksey Dmitrik is a Russian high jumper. He won the silver medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships.He was born in Slantsy, Leningrad Oblast... '	Trevor Barry Trevor Barry Trevor Barry is a male high jumper from the Bahamas. His personal best high jump is 2.32 metres, achieved in the final at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea on 1 September 2011.... '

Records

World record		2.45	Salamanca Salamanca Salamanca is a city in western Spain, in the community of Castile and León. Because it is known for its beautiful buildings and urban environment, the Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. It is the most important university city in Spain and is known for its contributions to... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	27 July 1993
Championship record		2.40	Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	22 August 1993
World Leading		2.37	Eugene Eugene, Oregon Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	26 June 2011
African record		2.38	Oudtshoorn, South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...	5 March 2005
Asian record		2.39	Eberstadt Eberstadt Eberstadt is a municipality in the district of Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is best known for its winegrowing and its yearly international high jump meeting .-External links:*... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....	10 June 1984
North, Central American and Caribbean record		2.45	Salamanca, Spain	27 July 1993
South American record		2.33	Pereira Pereira, Colombia Pereira is the capital city of the Colombian department of Risaralda. It stands in the center of the western region of the country, located in a small valley that descends from a part of the western Andes mountain chain. Its strategic location in the coffee producing area makes the city an urban... , Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...	17 October 1994
European record		2.42	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	30 June 1987
Oceanian record		2.36	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	2 March 1997

Qualification standards

A standard	B standard
2.31	2.28

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
August 30, 2011	10:10	Qualification
September 1, 2011	19:10	Final

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 2.31 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	2.16	2.21	2.25	2.28	2.31	Result	Notes
1	B	Dimítrios Hondrokoúkis Dimítrios Hondrokoúkis Dimítrios Hondrokoúkis is a Greek high jumper.His personal best is 2.32 m, achieved twice in Izmir on June 2011 and in the final at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea on 1 September 2011....		o	o	o	o	o	2.31	Q
2	A	Darvin Edwards		o	o	xo	o	o	2.31	Q, NR Saint Lucian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Saint Lucia maintained by its national athletics federation: Saint Lucia Athletics Association .-Men:-Women:-Men:...
2	B	Mutaz Essa Barshim Mutaz Essa Barshim Mutaz Essa Barshim is a Qatari track and field athlete who specialises in the high jump. He is the national record holder with a best mark of 2.35 metres....		o	o	o	xo	o	2.31	Q
4	B	Ivan Ukhov Ivan Ukhov Ivan Sergeyevich Ukhov is a Russian high jumper. He won gold medals at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He was also the silver medallist at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and the winner of the high jump at the inaugural 2010...		o	o	xo	xo	o	2.31	Q
5	A	Jesse Williams Jesse Williams (athlete) Jesse Daniel Williams is an American high jumper and the current World Champion. He was ranked the #2 jumper in the world, outdoors, in 2010...		–	o	o	o	xo	2.31	Q
6	B	Aleksandr Shustov Aleksandr Shustov Aleksandr Andreyevich Shustov , born 29 June 1984) is a male high jumper from Russia, best known for winning the gold medal in the men's high jump at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand....		o	o	xo	o	xo	2.31	Q
7	A	Donald Thomas Donald Thomas (athlete) Donald Thomas is a Bahamian high jumper.Thomas took up the sport in early 2006, having previously played basketball at Lindenwood University...		xo	o	xxo	o	xo	2.31	Q
8	A	Jaroslav Bába Jaroslav Bába Jaroslav Bába is a Czech high jumper.At the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships he jumped 2.25 metres and won a joint bronze medal along with Germaine Mason and Ştefan Vasilache...		–	o	o	o	xxo	2.31	Q
9	B	Zhang Guowei		o	o	o	xo	xxo	2.31	Q, PB
10	A	Dmytro Dem'yanyuk Dmytro Dem'yanyuk Dmytro Dem'yanyuk is a male high jumper from Ukraine.He competed at the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final...		o	xo	o	xo	xxo	2.31	Q
11	A	Aleksey Dmitrik Aleksey Dmitrik Aleksey Dmitrik is a Russian high jumper. He won the silver medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships.He was born in Slantsy, Leningrad Oblast...		o	o	o	o	xxx	2.28	q
11	B	Trevor Barry Trevor Barry Trevor Barry is a male high jumper from the Bahamas. His personal best high jump is 2.32 metres, achieved in the final at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea on 1 September 2011....		o	o	o	o	xxx	2.28	q
11	B	Raúl Spank Raúl Spank Raúl Roland Spank is a German athlete from Dresden who specialises in the high jump.He competed on the world stage for the first time at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Marrakesh. He finished in seventh in the final, jumping a personal best of 2.11 metres...		–	o	o	o	xxx	2.28	q
14	A	Erik Kynard		o	o	xo	o	xxx	2.28
15	A	Eike Onnen Eike Onnen Eike Onnen is a German high jumper.He finished seventh at the 2007 World Championships. He became German champion in 2005 and 2006, and represents the club LG Hannover....		o	o	xo	xo	xxx	2.28
15	A	Konstadinos Baniotis Konstadinos Baniotis Konstadinos Baniotis is a Greek high jumper.He finished sixth at the 2009 European Indoor Championships, sixth at the 2009 European Team Championships , seventh at the 2009 World Athletics Final, eighth at the 2010 European Championships, while he took the 4th place in the 2011 European Indoor...		o	xo	o	xo	xxx	2.28
15	A	Bohdan Bondarenko Bohdan Bondarenko Bohdan Bondarenko is a Ukrainian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.27 metres indoors, and 2.26 metres outdoors.-Career:He was born in Kharkiv, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union. In 2005 he had a jump of 2.15 metres, achieved in September in Yalta, and in January 2006 in Kiev, he...		o	o	xo	xo	xxx	2.28
18	B	Viktor Ninov		o	xo	xo	xo	xxx	2.28
19	A	Tom Parsons Tom Parsons (athlete) Thomas Martin Parsons is a British athlete competing in high jump.Parsons has yet to make a major international breakthrough but he has competed at a high level finishing 20th in the 2003 European Juniors, 17th in the 2005 European U23 championships, 10th in the 2005 World University Games, 11th...		o	xo	xo	xxx		2.25
20	A	Raivydas Stanys Raivydas Stanys Raivydas Stanys is a Lithuanian high jumper. Hes personal record is 2.28 metres.He represented Lithuania in 2011 World Championships in Athletics.-Achievements:-References:...		o	o	xxo	xxx		2.25
21	A	Rožle Prezelj Rožle Prezelj Rožle Prezelj is a Slovenian high jumper. Prezelj respresented Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he finished 12th in high jump.-References:...		o	xo	xxo	xxx		2.25
22	B	Silvano Chesani		xo	xxo	xxo	xxx		2.25
23	A	Majed Aldin Ghazal		o	o	xxx			2.21
23	B	Diego Ferrín		o	o	xxx			2.21
25	B	Kabelo Kgosiemang Kabelo Kgosiemang Kabelo Kgosiemang is a male high jumper from Botswana. He won the 2006 African Championships in Athletics with a personal best jump of 2.30 metres, the best result since Abderrahmane Hammad won with 2.34 m in 2000....		xxo	o	xxx			2.21
26	A	Edgar Rivera		o	xo	xxx			2.21
27	B	Andriy Protsenko Andriy Protsenko Andriy Protsenko is a Ukrainian high jumper.He won the silver medal at the 2007 European Junior Championships, and the bronze medal at the 2009 European U23 Championships...		xo	xo	xxx			2.21
28	A	Víctor Moya Víctor Moya Víctor Rafael Moya is a Cuban high jumper.Relatively young, he participated in his first major competition in the 2005 World Championships where he cleared 2.29 metres, a new personal best, and won a surprise silver medal along with Yaroslav Rybakov. Two weeks later in Brussels he set another...		o	xxo	xxx			2.21
29	B	Martyn Bernard Martyn Bernard Martyn John Bernard is a British athlete competing in high jump.He has won a silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and a bronze medal in the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships.In Osaka in 2007 he set an outdoor best of 2.29 in qualifying, and in the final after...		xxo	xxo	xxx			2.21
30	B	Dusty Jonas Dusty Jonas Dusty Jonas is an American high jumper.-Career:Jonas was the NCAA National Champion in the high jump at the 2008 NCAA Indoor Championships...		o	xxx				2.16
31	B	Osku Torro Osku Torro Osku Torro is a Finnish high jumper.He was born in Jyväskylä. He competed at the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2010 World Indoor Championships and the 2010 European Championships without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 2.27 metres, achieved...		xxo	xxx				2.16
31	B	Dmitry Kroyter		xxo	xxx				2.16
	A	Yun Ye-hwan		xxx
	B	Kyriakos Ioannou Kyriakos Ioannou Kyriakos Ioannou is a Cypriot high jumper.His personal best jump and Cypriot national record is 2.35 metres, achieved at the 2007 World Championships held in Osaka where he won the bronze medal. He became the first World Championships medalist from Cyprus...

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	2.20	2.25	2.29	2.32	2.35	2.37	Result	Notes
	Jesse Williams Jesse Williams (athlete) Jesse Daniel Williams is an American high jumper and the current World Champion. He was ranked the #2 jumper in the world, outdoors, in 2010...		o	o	o	o	o	xxx	2.35
	Aleksey Dmitrik Aleksey Dmitrik Aleksey Dmitrik is a Russian high jumper. He won the silver medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships.He was born in Slantsy, Leningrad Oblast...		o	o	xo	xo	xo	xxx	2.35
	Trevor Barry Trevor Barry Trevor Barry is a male high jumper from the Bahamas. His personal best high jump is 2.32 metres, achieved in the final at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea on 1 September 2011....		o	o	–	o	xxx		2.32	PB
	Jaroslav Bába Jaroslav Bába Jaroslav Bába is a Czech high jumper.At the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships he jumped 2.25 metres and won a joint bronze medal along with Germaine Mason and Ştefan Vasilache...		o	o	xxo	o	xxx		2.32
	Dimítrios Hondrokoúkis Dimítrios Hondrokoúkis Dimítrios Hondrokoúkis is a Greek high jumper.His personal best is 2.32 m, achieved twice in Izmir on June 2011 and in the final at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea on 1 September 2011....		o	o	o	xxo	xxx		2.32	PB
	Ivan Ukhov Ivan Ukhov Ivan Sergeyevich Ukhov is a Russian high jumper. He won gold medals at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He was also the silver medallist at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and the winner of the high jump at the inaugural 2010...		o	o	o	xxo	xxx		2.32
	Mutaz Essa Barshim Mutaz Essa Barshim Mutaz Essa Barshim is a Qatari track and field athlete who specialises in the high jump. He is the national record holder with a best mark of 2.35 metres....		o	xo	xo	xxo	xxx		2.32
	Aleksandr Shustov Aleksandr Shustov Aleksandr Andreyevich Shustov , born 29 June 1984) is a male high jumper from Russia, best known for winning the gold medal in the men's high jump at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand....		o	xo	o	xxx			2.29
	Raúl Spank Raúl Spank Raúl Roland Spank is a German athlete from Dresden who specialises in the high jump.He competed on the world stage for the first time at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Marrakesh. He finished in seventh in the final, jumping a personal best of 2.11 metres...		o	o	xo	xxx			2.29
10	Zhang Guowei		xo	o	xxx				2.25
11	Donald Thomas Donald Thomas (athlete) Donald Thomas is a Bahamian high jumper.Thomas took up the sport in early 2006, having previously played basketball at Lindenwood University...		o	xxx					2.20
12	Darvin Edwards		xo	xxx					2.20
12	Dmytro Dem'yanyuk Dmytro Dem'yanyuk Dmytro Dem'yanyuk is a male high jumper from Ukraine.He competed at the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final...		xo	xxx					2.20

External links

• High jump results at IAAF website